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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Bucorvus abyssinicus

Common Name: Abyssinian ground hornbill

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Coraciiformes / Family Bucerotidae / Genus Bucorvus

C-value (pg): 1.43

Chromosome Number (2n): 90

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Various

References:
Tiersch, T.R. and S.S. Wachtel (1991). On the evolution of genome size of birds. Journal of Heredity 82: 363-368.

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